Sexless Sex Offense
Jeez...
Some are using situations like the one described above as support against sex registries. I agree that such registries are worthless if people like Mr. Barnaby are placed on them. But they would be useful if officials applied a little common sense when defining who is and is not a sexual offender.
Chicago Sun-Times - Fitzroy Barnaby said he had to swerve to avoid hitting the 14-year-old Des Plaines girl who walked in front of his car.
She said he yelled, "Come here, little girl," before getting out of his car and grabbing her by the arm.
He said he simply lectured her.
She said she broke free and ran, fearful of what he'd do next.
In a Thursday ruling, the Appellate Court of Illinois said the 28-year-old Evanston man must register as a sex offender.
While acknowledging it might be "unfair for [Barnaby] to suffer the stigmatization of being labeled a sex offender when his crime was not sexually motivated," the court said his actions are the type that are "often a precursor" to a child being abducted or molested.
Though Barnaby was acquitted of attempted kidnapping and child abduction charges stemming from the November 2002 incident, he was convicted of unlawful restraint of a minor -- which is a sex offense.
Some are using situations like the one described above as support against sex registries. I agree that such registries are worthless if people like Mr. Barnaby are placed on them. But they would be useful if officials applied a little common sense when defining who is and is not a sexual offender.
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